San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-03
MASONRY.
A Nice Old Lady Inquiries About Her Hus
bands Degrees.

! HOl ntI washing OUT "ChI lutO iHS
Office of a prominent Mason a few days
ago and took chair. She wiped her
nose and the pcrSpiratiOn from her
! face on blue CheckcTed apron, and
when the Mason looked at her with an
Interested, brothcrly look, as though
she was troubled, she said:
Are you the boss MasOn?'
He bIushcd, told her he was a
Mason, but not the highest in the land.
She hcsitatcd n moment, fingered the
corner of her apron and curled it up
like a boy speaking piece in school,
! and asked:
"Ilavc you taken the whole 233
| degrees Of masomry?'
The man assured her that there
were only thirty-thrcc degrees and
that he had only taken thirty-two
| The other degree could only be taken
by few who were recommended to
the grand body. The lady studied
minute, unpinned the safety pin that
fastened her shawl together and put
il in her mouth, drew a breath and
said:
Where does my husband get the
| 200 degrees, thcm?
The prominent Mason said he guessed
her husband never got 200 degrees I'M
less he had degree factory. lie said
he didn't understand the lady.
Does my husband have to sit up
with a corpse three nights in wcek?'
she asked. her eyes flashing fire. "Do
Won Keen Iot of sick Nasous ON tap
Tor nv husband to sit up with the
ntha,. three ni~htsp'
The nrominent Mason said he wa,
en- flank fuI that 50 few Masons died
and nnIv occasionally was one sick
"nou~b !, coII for Masonic assistance,
When n Mason took sick away from
home, or when his family desired it,
tbc brcthrrn were only too clad TO sit
m with him: but there were SO many
Masons and so few sick that it was
only once in to or tnrrc months
thai a brother WAS called upon to sit
mn with ouybody "But why do vou
ask these nur,tirns. td,nI5" said the
prominent Mason.
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shawl. hum her nrYd do.u. und aid:
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Masons about two Wears ago. ant he
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